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Political Rights

UN Human Rights Council statement slams Egypt website blocks Two UN officials issued a joint statement expressing their “grave concern” over the Egyptian government’s decision to block access to websites on Egyptian internet service providers, in what is the first public comment on the issue by one of the international organization’s bodies.

14 days of a storm in July: Recounting what happened in Arish Since October 2014, the city of Arish, along with others in the governorate, has been the site of an exceptional set of circumstances: The state imposed a state of emergency and a curfew, along with a host of other measures in the context of its war on terrorism. Since then, the city’s residents have gone about their lives amid an ongoing war between the military and militants of the so-called Province of Sinai.

Germany to help fund job training, improve refugee facilities in Egypt According to an agreement signed by Egypt and Germany in Berlin on Sunday, Germany will provide Egypt with more resources to run training programs to help locals find better jobs, and more funds for Egyptians to study in Germany, as part of Germany's wider effort to fight the causes of unchecked migration.

Egypt renews rejection of establishing camps to shelter refugees Egypt renewed Monday its rejection of the establishment of camps to shelter refugees in Egypt or the settling of foreign nationals on its lands, and the country signed an agreement with Germany regarding immigration, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abou Zaid said in a statement.

Media spotlight: Giulio Regeni as seen by Egypt’s media pundits Much of the scant commentary in Egyptian newspapers and on television talk shows on the Regeni case has oscillated between speculation that foreign media is conspiring to bring Egypt down — a staple state discourse — and calls to defend national interests, specifically the country’s economic deals with Italy and its mediating role vis-a-vis Libya.

Russian, Egyptian military ties increase Days after the US cut part of the financial and military aid to Egypt, state-owned media in Russia announced that tactical military exercises from both sides will take place next September in Russia. The outlet also announced that drills will take place to train Egyptian pilots on the newly acquired Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters.

إصابات العمل يف القطاع احلكومي عام 2016 The Central Agency of Public Mobilization and Statistics reported 13620 cases of work injuries in 2016, recording forty-seven percent of total injuries in public sector compared to thirty-four percent in private sector.